Velocity

Velocity time travels through memory and conjecture, yet Krygowski's poems—often sad, sometimes humorous, always generous—return us continually to the beautiful and difficult here-and-now. Lovingly grounded in the ordinary, these are thinking poems—tightly crafted, accessible inquiries more interested in exploring stark and complicated knowledge than in proclaiming it. The poems, which use a sister's death as a touchstone, dwell in the overlap of emotions. Loss touches happiness, desire tou...